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Changes to Windows 8 coming to next ‘beta’ release according to Microsoft – including the Ribbon in Explorer

When Microsoft first announced that they would be making a Developer Preview of Windows 8 available for people to play with we could be assured that there would be a lot of things that people were going ... continue

60 seconds on the Internet is a very long time and lots happens [Infographic]

Those of us that live in a tech world and spend a lot of time on the web joke about how much difference the sense of time is on the Internet compared to our normal world sense ... continue

Microsoft Saying Farewell To CES After 2012, Won’t Agree To 3-Year Deal

Microsoft has decided to end it's CES run in 2012 and according to one report the company was not "forcefully rejected" as some claims have stated but rather chose to leave rather than pay a higher per ... continue

The insanity of the Linux distro ecosystem [Pic]

I am the first to admit that I give Microsoft a hard time over its ridiculous variety of Windows versions that gets released with every new iteration of the famous OS but equally so, I'll point out ... continue

Angry Birds Invade Windows

If you haven't already played the highly addictive bird flinger Angry Birds on the multitude of platforms it's already available on - including straight from your Chrome browser - Rovio is now offering a PC version of ... continue

The battleground of malware no longer just Windows as Android users get hit

When it comes to things like viruses, trojans, and other forms of malware Windows has always been the biggest bulls-eye in the computing world. Both Mac and Linux have claimed that because of the way that they are ... continue

[Graph] When Windows attacks

Luckily, there is no Mac equivalent. [GraphJam] [GraphJam] continue

Windows 7 Phones Now Available!…In New Zealand

New Zealand has two things I want, middle-earth and now Windows Phone 7 Devices. It's being reported that New Zealand is the first region to receive Microsoft's newest mobile operating system with the OS's first phone launching ... continue

Report: Google ditches Windows over security concerns

A report from the Financial Times says that many Google employees are indicating that Windows has been restricted from use within the company over security concerns. Two unnamed employees were briefly quoted in the piece about the decision, ... continue

Man Ports Windows 3.11 To Nexus One, We Have No Good Reason Why [Video]

Google hasn't been able to move many of their Google Nexus One Smartphones, but at least now they can claim to have the most pointless system porting ever. That port comes thanks to a single user who ... continue

Could the future of Microsoft’s Windows be all Metro?

Back in February on my Windows related blog I made a prediction regarding the next version of Windows expected some time in 2012. In the post I suggested that we could see something radically different from Redmond ... continue

Windows Phone 7 Phone Upgrades May Be Possible [Rumor]

We're very cautious about this one, but a noncommittal statement has come out of Redmond this week which says Windows Mobile 6.5 devices may be able to transition to the far much cooler Windows Phone 7 Series. Alex ... continue

Some in-depth Windows Phone 7 Series info [Video]

Yesterday I wrote here that Microsoft wasn't a company to count down and out of the mobile game and today I bring you a couple of in-depth videos on Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 Series courtesy of ... continue

This is why you never count Microsoft down or out of the game

Windows 7 proved it. Xbox, even though it took a number of years and a lot of money, proved. Bing, even though it will probably take a few years and a lot of money, could prove it as well. Windows ... continue

Can a company have more than one game changing moment?

I was reading a post by Paul Buchheit (late of Friendfeed fame) earlier today where he was talking - tongue in cheek I think - about predictions he might have made back in 2000 to be looked ... continue

Road Mice Are Ergonomical Nightmares, Well Worth The Pain

As a lover of anything automobile based I immediately gravitated towards the new "Road Mice" line of computer peripherals, forget that they're about as far from ergonomical as you can get, they just look so amazingly cool, ... continue

Should Microsoft be thinking about making their own PCs?

This is an idea that is sure to get all kinds of Apple fans rolling on the floor laughing their asses of while struggling to get words like copycat and loser out through their guffaws. Not too ... continue

Windows 7 Student Upgrade Kit Fails To Install, Microsoft Offers Refunds

I'm sure Apple will have a heyday with this little bit of news, it appears the download friendly Windows 7 Student Upgrade has been failing on Windows Vista 32-bit systems. A problem established due to an ISO ... continue

Malware served up based on operating system

While the stick yer head segment of Mac users will almost certainly find some reason to spout their typical rhetoric about Mac’s being impervious to viruses, trojans and other such evil goodies that isn’t ... continue

The coming Windows 7 tsunami: OMG which version do I get?

Just to clarify – this post is meant for all those windows users that are looking to upgrade to windows 7 when it finally hits the market. It isn’t meant for penguin lovers or ... continue

Microsoft strips IE from European version of Windows 7

Microsoft will ship a European version of Windows 7 without Internet Explorer (IE) in response to an EU anti-trust investigation. The EU filed a Statement of Objections against Microsoft in January that alleged that Microsoft's practice of bundling ... continue

Twitter from Windows Media Center

It seems these days there isn’t anything that you can’t post messages to Twitter from. Computer. Check. Cell phone. Check. Media Center. Check. Huh? Yes folks you can now ... continue